Bihar Political Crisis: Akhilesh Yadav Says Nitish Kumar Is With INDIA Bloc, Not NDA

Amid political turmoil in Bihar, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav scrapped all the speculations and showed trust in Nitish Kumar saying Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal United supremo will not go anywhere. He told the media that Nitish Kumar did a lot to unite the Opposition and will continue to fight and dethrone the Narendra Modi government.

However, reports suggest that JDU is likely to rejoin BJP's NDA after Nitish Kumar met Nityanand Rai and Upendra Kushvah. Media reports suggest that Bihar CM may hand over his resignation to the Governor on January 27, and he can take the oath again on January 28.

For the ongoing rift, Akhilesh Yadav blamed Congress and suggested that the grand old party should clear the air at the earliest about seat sharing in the INDIA bloc. Akhilesh Yadav said, "Congress should have come forward. The enthusiasm that Congress needed to show in discussing and engaging with the INDIA alliance was missing."

Former UP CM said, "I want Nitish Kumar to stay with the INDIA bloc. After all, he was the one who took the initiative and formed the INDIA alliance". "Why is Nitish Kumar upset? His grievances can be discussed, and I understand that when he is heard, a solution might emerge," Yadav added.